Explore Historic Wonders On Your Holidays With Corfu Hotels
As the old saying goes, there is often more than meets the eye, and this too can be said for holiday destinations. If you’re thinking of booking Crete, Malta or Corfu hotels for you holidays, expect more than some nice beaches and the usual restaurants and shops. The harder you look, the more amazing things you can find out about a place.
Whether you’re staying in Corfu, Crete or Malta, you will find places just like these that will give you an insight into the background of these holiday hotspots. Here are some great suggestions:
Corfu, Church of Saint Spiridion
The main church of Corfu is home to some amazing religious icons and relics. The locals take great pride in maintaining the buildings. Beautiful Venetian paintings also cover the ceiling. The actual relic of St Spiridion remains in a room at the back of the building. The relic is under constant guarded supervision at all times.
There are old customs here though, and women most cover their shoulders and wear conservative clothes in order to enter. It is one of the Island’s most popular attractions too, meaning there are always Corfu hotels not far from there.
Crete, Spinalonga
An ancient fortress built to protect ancient Olous, Spinalonga Island was once one of Crete’s most important towns. Spinalonga was one of the most powerful fortresses on Crete before most of it was destroyed just after 1030. In 1574, a new fortress was constructed, but parts of the original wooden model can be found in the Venetian museum.
Spinalonga is in fact not the original name of the Island. The area was renamed during the Venetians dominance of the area. They adapted the original name of Stin Elounda as they didn’t understand the Greek Language, so Elounda was translated to Spina (thorn) Longa (long). It is located in a popular tourist area of town, meaning it is an easy place to get to from your Crete hotels.
Malta, Casa Rocca Piccola
Located amongst many Malta hotels is this popular tourist hotspot. Casa Rocca Piccola was originally built in the late 16th Century for Don Pietro La Rocca, a Knight of Malta. When he died, the Italian Langue of The Knights took charge of the building, but since then, some of Malta’s most important people have looked after it for over 200 years.
The house has 50 rooms, including passages slowly cut out over its 400 year history. The guided tour takes in all of these sites, including one particular tunnel that was used during World War II to shelter over 100 people from the heavy German bombing. For an insight into how the privileged in Malta once lived, the family rooms give a fantastic insight.
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